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Former Goldman Sachs employee Greg Smith wrote an op-ed in yesterday’s New York Times that simmers with pathos. Smith describes the devolution of the culture at Goldman: Whereas in the past, the company worked in the interests of its clients, they are now seen merely as the source of transactional

How Citizens Union decision has given an even greater voice to the wealthy who do not always have the same priorities as the rest of America.

Taken on a state by state basis, the losses incurred to the U.S. from the loss of out-of-state sales taxes are staggering.

Taken on a state by state basis, the losses incurred to the U.S. from the loss of out-of-state sales taxes are staggering.

The way to lower gas prices is to stop oil speculation, ratchet down Iran war talk, and make real investments in alternative fuel supplies.

The progressive policy world does a great job of spotlighting the economic hardships of low- and moderate-income Americans, but I've long noticed a big gap in all this work: An appreciation of how much the volatility in energy prices impacts these struggling households.

The opening sentence of "Reducing the Deficit by Increasing Individual Income Tax Rates", a paper [ pdf] jointly authored by the Pew Charitable Trust and Tax Policy Center, is worth noting: "Current federal budget policies are unsustainable." (A month before publication, the US debt-to-GDP ratio

Corporations are not inherently bad, but they have strong incentives to behave badly to increase their profits and stock value. The free market, which tends to push companies to behave positively when it comes to innovation, price, and customer service, often offers few counter-weights to the strong

We don’t only have a jobs deficit in this country. We have a deficit of good jobs. Here's why.